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Rising star Guodong Zhang, associate professor in the University of Massachusetts' Department of Food Science and a former UC Davis postdoctoral scholar advised by UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock, has been named the recipient of the Foods 2021 Young Investigator Award.

Manipulating the Avocado & its Environment for Optimum Temperature & Light California Avocado Society, California Avocado Commission & UC Cooperative Extension AVOCADO GROWER WEBINAR Tuesday, Aug. 17 9-11 a.m. Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.

** HLB Update ** for San Diego County Citrus Growers and Affiliates The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have confirmed the first detection of Huanglongbing (HLB) in San Diego County.

You may have noticed that blue oaks are turning brown in the foothills right now. They aren't dying they are utilizing an adaptive strategy that they have evolved over time to thrive in their challenging environment.

Honey bees, mosquitoes, cabbage butterflies, fruit flies and more... You'll hear about a variety of insects when the international symposium, Insect Olfaction and Taste in 24 Hours Around the Globe, takes place beginning at 9 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), Wednesday, Aug. 11.

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A free international symposium, Insect Olfaction and Taste in 24 Hours Around the Globe, hosted by a trio of professors including UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal, has already drawn more than 1100 registrants from 66 countries. Registration, limited to 3000, continues at https://bit.

I was moving some pots around in the backyard this spring when I glanced in one pot and was startled to find beady eyes calmly looking back at me.

To improve access to fresh produce, more farmers markets need ability to process benefit cards Over the past year, farmers markets in Marin and Sonoma counties have seen an increase in the number of shoppers using CalFresh (known nationally as SNAP or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) a...

We will be at the Williams Flea Market August 6 from 9 to noon. We will be serving lemongrass tea! Also, we will have winter vegetable seeds. Come and see us.